Jimmy Kimmel doesn't think he needs to speak out about everything, but he will if Donald Trump Jr. is involved

Jimmy Kimmel says he feels compelled, not obligated, to join in political conversations. (Randy Holmes/ABC)

Jimmy Kimmel doesn't feel obligated to speak out on every issue in America — just the ones that matter to him most.

The late night funnyman, who is hosting his show from the Brooklyn Academy of Music this week, said it was "ridiculous" that Donald Trump Jr. called him out for not immediately addressing the mounting allegations of sexual misconduct against Harvey Weinstein on his show. The scandal's aftershocks have involved his friends — and frequent Weinstein collaborators — Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

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"That story came out on Thursday (Oct. 5) right before we did our show, so it wasn't part of the show and then we had a rerun on Friday (Oct. 6), " Kimmel told the Daily News in an interview Sunday. "And secondly, the idea that I have to speak out on every subject is nonsense, and thirdly, I can't think of anything sadder to be than Donald Trump Jr."

Kimmel has faced backlash for having his faux arch nemesis (but real-life friend) Damon appear on his show after Damon was accused of trying to squash a 2004 New York Times story that sought to reveal similar allegations against Weinstein.

In a lengthy interview with Deadline, Damon denied the allegations and later that night crashed Chris Hemsworth's interview on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in what was merely a lighthearted appearance, making no mention of his alleged involvement in the Weinstein scandal or his long-running relationship with the disgraced film producer.

Kimmel eventually did address the Weinstein scandal when the show returned on Oct. 9 — and was sure to bring up that President Trump has also been accused of sexual harassment.

The late night host seems more concerned with the misplaced priorities in the White House than he is with what's happening in Hollywood.

Kimmel has used his platform to bring to light issues regarding healthcare and the debate on gun control, most famously when he broke down in tears discussing his son Billy's congenital heart defect and emergency surgeries. He once again became tearful discussing the Las Vegas shooting, which he also has a strong connection to since he grew up there.

"These things hit me very personally, obviously my son, it doesn't get more personal than that, but also Las Vegas. I grew up in Las Vegas so you know human nature dictates that you know the closer something hits the more affected by it you'll be and I just felt like I've had these thoughts for some time and this was the right time to share them," he said.

He also shared that he doesn't plan to get political every night — because if he did, it wouldn't have as much of an impact.

But despite having drawn attention to major political issues, Kimmel said he doesn't always feel compelled to join the conversation.

"I don't feel obligated to respond, I feel compelled to respond and I think there's a certain amount of sport involved in this when somebody lashes out at you via Twitter," he explained. "You know, I shouldn't be in the same situation with the President and the President's son that I've been in with Kanye West."

Kimmel was one of the many targets of Trump's tweet on Oct. 7, in which he called late night hosts "unfunny."

Kimmel has been the subject of a Donald Trump tweet, in which the President called late night hosts “unfunny.” (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

"Late Night host are dealing with the Democrats for their very 'unfunny' & repetitive material, always anti-Trump! Should we get Equal Time?" the President wrote.

He said that he found the President's behavior "worrisome" and explained that the President of the United States shouldn't be focusing his energy on the "wrong things," such as which late night hosts are making fun of him.

"He's worried about late night television hosts making jokes about the President, well, I've got news for him, this has been going on since there were late night talk shows and I'm sure Bill Clinton didn't like the jokes that were made about him either but he wasn't lashing out," Kimmel said. "(Clinton) wasn't on Twitter and if he was, he wouldn't have."

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Kimmel also said he would like to have Trump back on his show to find out what the "real Donald Trump" thinks and get to the bottom of how he's changed his tune on so many issues. Trump appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in May 2016, half a year before he was elected President.

"I think primarily I would focus that he's seemed to have done a 180-degree turn on his positions and some things he said… before he was running for President, he's seemed to have completely changed," Kimmel told the News. "This was a guy certainly not a conservative Christian, let's put it that way, and now he's playing that role and I don't think it's the real Donald Trump I would like to get at the real Donald Trump and see what he really thinks."

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will head to Brooklyn this week, with guests David Letterman, Billy Joel, Amy Schumer, Tracy Morgan and LCD Soundsystem.